Speech Language Pathologist - PRN

Job Details

Job Location:

Livingston Hospital Rehab & Therapy Services - Salem, KY 42078

Education Level: Master Degree

Travel Percentage:
None

Job Shift: Day

Job Category:
Health Care

Position:
Speech Language Pathologist

Organizes, plans, and administers medically prescribed speech therapy programs in the hospital and outpatient clinic to assess and treat people who have speech, language, voice, and/or fluency disorders. Understands and provides age-appropriate care to all ages from pediatric, adolescent, adult and for geriatric patients.

• Evaluates, records and reports on patient’s progress for review by other members of the rehabilitative team and to the referral source that provided the patient for treatment.
• Designs and implements individualized treatment plans to address functional needs for each patient.
• Maintain open communication with the Rehabilitation Team regarding patient’s performance/progress. Initiates and maintains communication with interdisciplinary team regarding patient’s progress, needs, and discharge planning.
• Exhibit positive attitude and behaviors facilitating team work, efficiency, and care quality and promoting a favorable unit and company image.
• Conducts or participates in training medical and nursing personnel and other workers in speech therapy techniques and objectives. Must attend all mandatory in-services. Promotes and participates in performance improvement in-services.
• Responsible for filling out appropriate patient billing forms and treatment notes daily.

Other duties as assigned.

• Graduate of an accredited school of speech/language pathology
• Must be willing to work with all age ranges from Pediatrics to Geriatrics.

• Licensed with the State of Kentucky to practice Speech Therapy with at least a Master’s Degree from an accredited school in Speech Language Pathology and maintain eligibility for license renewal.
• BLS CPR

Must be able to lift, sit, stand, stoop and walk without restriction.

Work is typically performed in an adequately lighted and climate-controlled department or patient room.